financial aid info on collegeboard

issacnewton
Wed, 27 Jun 2007 09:23:18 +0000

Yeah, I thought that too. But, don’t you think that the info is a bit exaggerated?..
If the data it to be totally accurate (as we think), then, many colleges are quite ‘‘GENEROUS’’ to int’ls, Even those colleges which advices int’ls that their aid to int’ls is very-very limited?..
Direct quotes from the upenn site…

If you are a Non-Citizen
The University is able to offer financial assistance to very few students who are not citizens or permanent residents of the U.S., Canada or Mexico. Therefore, most non-citizens should plan to meet expenses for their entire schooling before applying for admission. Because the offer of admission for non-citizens is directly linked to their ability to meet these expenses, candidates who can pay for their schooling are urged not to apply for Penn-sponsored assistance.

Now, according to CB, on an average, $33092 per int’l was given as aid ‘‘per year’’ AND that too, to 263 int’ls!..
Now, both of these things are speaking two different stories…

Another fascinating fact is that, Brown and Cornell (Despite being Ivies) have not ‘‘reported’’ about int’ls’ Financial aid statistics…